Concentrations and specific loads of brominated flame retardants in sewage sludge

Chemosphere

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1173-1180

  Kupper, Thomas ^a   de Alencastro, Luiz Felippe ^b   Gatsigazi, Revocat ^b   Furrer, Reinhard ^c   Grandjean, Dominique ^b   Tarradellas, Joseph ^b  

^a Swiss College of Agriculture   (Switzerland)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

^c Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Flux; Hexabromocyclododecane; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Sources; Wastewater treatment plant

Indexed keywords

HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); RUNOFF; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANT; FLAME RETARDANT; HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLAME RETARDANTS; RUNOFF; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HUMAN ACTIVITY; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; SLUDGE; SWITZERLAND; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; POLYBROMINATED BIPHENYLS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 40949091446     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.10.019     Document Type: Article

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